Im Shopping for a used Travel Trailer

My current TT I bought used from a dealer in May. Price posted on website was $9995. Price I paid was $7200, which is 72% of the asking price? TT is an '09.

It's very easy to figure prices of units just by shopping on line. For new or used RVs in your area. Just like buying a car or lawn mower.
Everyone needs a profit or they won't be there when we all need service.

My 2 cents, Brian

Its only worth what someone is willing to pay . I always buy used , I always throw out a low offer , below what I am willing to pay . Many times the seller accepts other times we negotiate . Its your money , how much do you want to keep in your pocket is up to you. 50% of the asking price , in my opinion is a good start , and you start from there.

Agree on not finding much wiggle room on used units. That is if you find out the real price. Must do some research. NADA can help some. Same dealers if not all play games. We are finding we will not tell them what we want to pay until we get a price.

You will find dealers don't go down much on used ones but you can get them to throw things in like hitches, etc. You can start at 30% off MSRP on new ones and go from there.

If you had offered me 50% of the asking price of any of the RV's I have sold, I would have been insulted and likely hung up on you. I have researched selling prices and NADA values of what I sold and priced accordingly. That being said I have seen a number of different types of RV's priced for load payoff rather than the true value. The TT that I traded in, I took a bit less than I could have gotten selling it myself, but I took less because it was worth it not to have to fool with selling. It was getting old and was about to need some serious maintenance done to it.

Do your research and offer only slightly less than low retail NADA. When you input options, do not include any as the price guide includes most that comes on the unit standard. Also personalized options don't usually increase value. You can also check with a bank and they will give you the loan value.. a good starting point.

No recommends on a book in particular, but try looking at RV's on YouTube - Hundreds of videos there of every make and manufacturer!

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